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Frankfurt (AP) - Joachim Löw has been leading the German national soccer team as national coach since July 12, 2006 - his term of office will end after the European Championship final on July 11 at the latest.
This Thursday (from 1.30 p.m.) the 61-year-old explains the background to his resignation at a press conference.
DFB President Fritz Keller and DFB Director Oliver Bierhoff could give the first clues about the difficult search for a successor.
A new situation for the German Football Association.
The key data in the long term of office of Joachim Löw:
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July 30, 2004: For his 40th birthday, the DFB national coach Jürgen Klinsmann has signed his favorite Joachim Löw as assistant coach.
July 12, 2006: After the “burned out” Klinsmann resigned, Löw was promoted to head of the national team.
August 16, 2006: Löw's national coach premiere is a celebration in Gelsenkirchen - 3-0 victory in the test against Sweden.
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September 6, 2006: The highest victory to date in Löw's tenure: 13: 0 against football dwarf San Marino in front of only 5019 spectators in Serravalle.
March 28, 2007: First insignificant defeat in the 9th game: 0: 1 against Denmark at the debut ball with six newcomers to the DFB in Duisburg.
June 29, 2008: Broken title dream.
Spain won the European Championship final in Vienna 1-0 with a goal from Torres.
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October 10, 2009: Despite being sent off for debutant Jérôme Boateng, the DFB-Elf wins against Russia in Moscow.
The World Cup ticket has been purchased.
December 17, 2009: DFB boss Zwanziger announces a handshake contract with Löw until the EM 2012 - even the national coach is surprised.
February 4, 2010: The handshake contract is null and void.
There is a public dispute between Löw and Bierhoff with the DFB top.
February 9, 2010: Ice Age ended - Löw, Zwanziger & Co. make a World Cup peace in Frankfurt.
May 28, 2010: Löw appoints Philipp Lahm as World Cup captain and Manuel Neuer as number 1.
July 7, 2010: Löw is “sad and disappointed”.
Again a 0: 1 against Spain, in the semifinals the dream of the 4th German World Cup title bursts.
July 20, 2010: Almost two weeks after the World Cup ended, Löw extended his contract.
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March 15, 2011: Löw and the DFB quietly agree on a contract extension until 2014.
May 26, 2012: In the “shattered” EM preparations there is a 3: 5 setback against Switzerland.
Most goals conceded under Löw.
June 28, 2012: The shock of Warsaw.
Löw coaches himself, the EM dream is over with a 1: 2 against Italy in the semifinals.
August 15, 2012: Löw, which was heavily criticized for the first time, takes a long time to find himself again.
Before the 1: 3 against Argentina, he gave an angry speech: "Our path is right."
October 11, 2013: With a 3-0 win against Ireland, the ticket to the World Cup in Brazil is booked.
His team was the “measure of all things” in qualifying, said the national coach.
October 18, 2013: Löw and his staff extend until the EM 2016.
July 13, 2014: The coronation.
The 1-0 victory over Argentina after extra time has made Germany world champions for the fourth time.
Löw has reached the summit.
October 11, 2015: After a bumpy qualifying round, the European Championship ticket is bought with a 2-1 win against Georgia.
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July 7, 2016: The dream of the European Championship is bursting.
Host France are no better at 2-0 in Marseille, but much more efficient.
October 5, 2017: With the 3-1 win against Northern Ireland, the ticket for Russia is bought.
Four days later, the perfect qualifying round in the 5-1 win against Azerbaijan is concluded.
March 27, 2018: The 0: 1 against Brazil is the first defeat after 22 games without bankruptcy.
May 15, 2018: Shortly before the World Cup, Löw gets a new contract until the 2022 tournament in Qatar.
June 27, 2018: The historic bankruptcy is perfect.
The 0: 2 against South Korea sealed the first German out in a World Cup group stage.
June 28, 2018: Löw needs time to think about it.
Only after a detailed analysis does he want to make a decision.
«Far-reaching measures» are needed.
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June 29, 2018: All members of the Presidium speak out on a conference call that Löw should fulfill his contract.
July 3rd, 2018: Joachim Löw has decided: He wants to go on and «design the new structure with all our efforts».
September 6, 2018: The first game in the new Nations League ends in Munich 0-0 against France.
This is followed by two defeats and one draw in the group with the French and the Netherlands - Germany appears to be relegated from the A-League.
March 5, 2019: Löw announces that in the future he will no longer rely on the Rio world champions Thomas Müller, Mats Hummels and Jérôme Boateng.
The topic will be with him steadily over the next two years.
September 24, 2019: The European Football Union is slightly reforming the Nations League, the DFB is spared relegation by increasing the A-League.
November 16, 2019: The national team secured their ticket to the European Championship early with a 4-0 win against Belarus.
At the end of the qualification, the DFB selection is group first with a defeat from eight games.
November 30, 2019: Germany will be drawn as group opponents for the European Championships France and European champions Portugal.
Hungary was added later via the playoffs.
March 17, 2020: The EM will be postponed by one year due to the corona pandemic.
In the wake of the crisis, further international matches will be postponed.
September 3, 2020: In the first game after the Corona compulsory break, the DFB selection in the Nations League plays 1: 1 against Spain.
November 17, 2020: Germany goes under in the second leg in Spain.
After the 0: 6 there was criticism, the calls for Löw to step down were getting louder.
Remaining in the A-League of the Nations League is only a marginal aspect.
November 30, 2020: After tough days of waiting, the DFB announces that they are going into the EM year 2021 with Löw.
December 7, 2020: Löw declares himself bankrupt in Spain and the future.
He affirmed that he had not thought of resigning after the game.
March 8, 2021: Löw declares his resignation after the EM 2021 in a DFB press release.
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